This song is one I think should get more attention than it gets.
It is about a sailboat race for the America's cup. The Aussies had come to the united States and won the cup!!!! The song has many delightful word sequences and I like it!
There is no lyrics list for this song. Perhaps one could be added sometime!
Best regards, Big W
Posted: October 21, 2008 4:10 pm
by chippewa
It's in the BN Song Database, including lyrics. And welcome to BN.
Big W wrote:This song is one I think should get more attention than it gets.
It is about a sailboat race for the America's cup. The Aussies had come to the united States and won the cup!!!! The song has many delightful word sequences and I like it!
There is no lyrics list for this song. Perhaps one could be added sometime!
Best regards, Big W
Possibly one of the worst songs Buffett has ever done. Sounds like a really bad Christmas song.
Posted: October 21, 2008 4:56 pm
by Dezdmona
I think it's kinda fun.
Posted: October 21, 2008 11:25 pm
by jimolliemom
I like it...but I like You Call It Jogging...
Posted: October 22, 2008 12:06 am
by springparrot
Dezdmona wrote:I think it's kinda fun.
One of my favorites too
Posted: October 22, 2008 5:42 am
by Dutch Harbor PH
springparrot wrote:
Dezdmona wrote:I think it's kinda fun.
One of my favorites too
"keet #1's favorite song.....I kinda like it too ....."....Just a cup will do..."
Posted: October 22, 2008 6:56 am
by SchoolGirlHeart
It's one of my favorites.
Posted: October 22, 2008 12:30 pm
by Ambition At Bay
DEFINITELY one of my favorites!!!!!!!
Posted: October 22, 2008 12:50 pm
by pbans
Ambition At Bay wrote:DEFINITELY one of my favorites!!!!!!!
Where the hell have you been?
Haven't seen you around here in forever.......
Oh, and I really like the song, too.....it makes me happy.
Posted: October 22, 2008 1:09 pm
by bravedave
For me it's sort of a "guilty pleasure"
Posted: October 27, 2008 12:49 pm
by Frank4
It's not a bad song, not one of my favorites though.
Re: Take it Back
Posted: June 12, 2010 10:52 pm
by KruzinParrots
Definitely one of our favorite songs. Love the lyrics and the Popeye music at the end!!
Re: Take it Back
Posted: June 13, 2010 7:12 am
by phjrsaunt
How can you go wrong with lyrics like this:
We ask ourselves when we get in a fix-
what would POPEYE do in a tight spot like this?
He'd race for his true love and easily win it
in an old spinach can with a mast stuck in it!
Re: Take it Back
Posted: June 13, 2010 11:40 am
by SeattleParrotHead
It's one of my favorites too! (But what do I know, I like "I wish this Lunch.." and "You call it Joggin'" too.....)
We ain't stealin' we're just takin' back
Very simple plan of attack
It's our job and a labor of love
Take it home to the up above
We ain't stealin' we're just takin' back
Very simple statement of fact
Call it pillage or call it plunder
We're takin' it back from them boys down under
Re: Take it Back
Posted: June 13, 2010 12:44 pm
by SchoolGirlHeart
SeattleParrotHead wrote:It's one of my favorites too! (But what do I know, I like "I wish this Lunch.." and "You call it Joggin'" too.....)
We ain't stealin' we're just takin' back
Very simple plan of attack
It's our job and a labor of love
Take it home to the up above
We ain't stealin' we're just takin' back
Very simple statement of fact
Call it pillage or call it plunder
We're takin' it back from them boys down under
"I wish this lunch..." is also one of my favorites. Maybe we're just weird... unlike the rest of the Buffett universe....
Re: Take it Back
Posted: February 8, 2011 1:10 am
by thumbsie
Sorry Mate, I think that is Fair Dinkum one of his worst.
Re: Take it Back
Posted: February 13, 2011 10:16 pm
by Staredge
I like the song, but more because of the subject than the song itself. Purely based on song quality......not so much.
...and I love Lunch and hate Jogging.
Re: Take it Back
Posted: December 26, 2011 11:45 am
by jayparrot46
i like it to
Re: Take it Back
Posted: December 26, 2011 11:55 am
by Tiki Torches
I lived "I Wish Lunch Would Last Forever" during my first trip to Costa Rica in '99. We all ordered lobster and watched as someone from the kitchen emerged with a spear and snorkeling gear and jumped into the ocean to go hunt for our lunch. Our party retired with margaritas in hand to some hammocks out back and patiently waited for our lunch. That was three hours well spent that afternoon.
I also like "Take It Back" and remember when he performed it on The Tonight Show many moons ago.
